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From Maria at Will They Have His Eyes:

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1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My dad got to choose my name. I share my name with my father's sister and his great-grandmother. That said, I think I'm secretly named after his high school girlfriend, also of the same name.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Got teary? Yesterday. Fully cried? It's actually been a couple of weeks.

3.DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I have no problems with it.

4.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Cracked pepper turkey. Yum.

5. DO YOU HAVE PET? My mutt, Buddy -- the best dog ever

6.IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably not -- I've been told I come off as a bit cold

7.DO YOU USE SARCASM? Often

8.DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes

9.WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes, or at least I like to think I would

10.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds, or Quaker Granola (Honey and Oat)

11.DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No, and it drives P crazy

12.DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, yes. Emotionally, not so much.

13.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Brigham's chocolate

14.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? The way their mouth moves when they talk (I lost 30% of my hearing almost 20 years ago, so I read lips to supplement)

15.RED OR PINK? Red

16.WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My thighs. And my tendency to get caught up in minutiae.

17.WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My person my mom used to be

18.WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? Green

19.WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Grey wool pants; black and grey plaid heels

20.WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pizza

21.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing right now. Sirens outside, I suppose.

22.IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Grey

23.FAVORITE SMELLS? Cilantro; my dog when he first wakes up

24.WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? P, probably

25.DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? Hated them as a kid; indifferent now

26.FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Football

27.HAIR COLOR? Dark blonde, getting darker by the day it seems

29.DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.

30.FAVORITE FOOD? Cheese. I love cheese.

31.SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings

32.LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Mr. Brooks, on DVD. I Am Legend, in the theatre.

33.WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Ivory

34.SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter

35.HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs

36.FAVORITE DESSERT? Molten chocolate cake

39.WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? From Beirut to Jerusalem (which I keep putting down and would really like to finish)

40.WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Some sort of promo for the HR system my work adopted last year

41.FAVORITE SOUNDS? The Dead; bells; flute; waves crashing

42.ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.

43.WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Moorea (near Tahiti), I think; next furthest: Jerusalem, then Hawaii

44.WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Stamford, CT